List of number-one albums of 2011 (Canada)
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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2011. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam!
Canoe
, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine
as Top Canadian Albums.
identifies Canadian musical acts.
Jam!
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, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
as Top Canadian Albums.
identifies Canadian musical acts.| Issue date | Album | Artist | References |
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| January 1 | The Gift The Gift (Susan Boyle album) The Gift is the second album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle, which was released on 8 November 2010. Boyle hinted that the album has a 1960s feel "because that was [her] era".-Background:... |
Susan Boyle Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ... |
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| January 8 | Loud Loud (Rihanna album) Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on November 12, 2010 by Def Jam Recordings. The album was recorded between February and August 2010, predominantly during Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour and filming for her first feature film Battleship... |
Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... |
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| January 15 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-01-15 | ||
| January 22 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-01-22 | ||
| January 29 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-01-29 | ||
| February 5 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans Doo-Wops & Hooligans Doo-Wops & Hooligans is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released on October 4, 2010. Mars' writing and production team The Smeezingtons were credited with writing all songs and serve as the album's executive producers... |
Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age... |
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| February 12 | 2011 Grammy Nominees | Various Artists | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-02-12 |
| February 19 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-02-19 |
| February 26 | Now! 17 Now! 17 (Canadian series) Now! 17 is a music compilation album that was released on 8 February 2011. The album is the 17th edition of the Canadian Now! series.-Track listing:#Katy Perry : "Firework"#Cee Lo Green : "Forget You"#Rihanna : "Only Girl "... |
Various Artists | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-02-26 |
| March 5 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is a 2011 3-D documentary/concert film centering on singer Justin Bieber. It was released in the United States and Canada on February 11, 2011.-Plot:... |
Justin Bieber Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager... |
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| March 12 | 21 21 (Adele album) 21 is the second studio album by English recording artist Adele. Released on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and most of Europe, and on 22 February 2011 in North America, the album was named after the age of the singer at the time of its production... |
Adele Adele (singer) Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008... |
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| March 19 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-03-19 | ||
| March 26 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-03-26 | ||
| April 2 | Endgame Endgame (Rise Against album) Endgame is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against. Produced by Bill Stevenson, it was released on March 15, 2011. Rise Against began work on the album in September 2010, after completing touring in support of its previous album, Appeal to Reason, in mid-2010... |
Rise Against Rise Against Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it... |
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| April 9 | La Musique en Moi | Ginette Reno Ginette Reno Ginette Reno, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She is known by the nickname .Born as Ginette Reynault in Montreal, Quebec, she played the role of Maria Barberini in the independent film Mambo Italiano and played the mother in Léolo.She has recorded in both... |
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| April 16 | Femme Fatale Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album) Femme Fatale is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears. The album was released on March 25, 2011 by Jive Records . Recorded between 2009 and 2011, the album featured Spears working mainly alongside longtime collaborators Max Martin and Dr. Luke, who served as the... |
Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album... |
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| April 23 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-04-23 |
| April 30 | Wasting Light Wasting Light Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet." The title is taken from the lyrics of the... |
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War... |
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| May 7 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-05-07 |
| May 14 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-05-14 | ||
| May 21 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-05-21 | ||
| May 28 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-05-28 | ||
| June 4 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-06-04 | ||
| June 11 | Born This Way Born This Way Born This Way is the second studio album by American recording artist Lady Gaga that was released on May 23, 2011, by Interscope Records. The album is a follow-up to her internationally-successful albums The Fame and The Fame Monster... |
Lady Gaga Lady GaGa Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to... |
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| June 18 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-06-18 | ||
| June 25 | Little Hell Little Hell (album) Little Hell is the third album by City and Colour, the side project of Alexisonfire vocalist/guitarist Dallas Green, released on June 7, 2011... |
City and Colour City and Colour City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock... |
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| July 2 | Hell: The Sequel Hell: The Sequel Hell: The Sequel is the debut extended play by Bad Meets Evil, an American hip hop duo composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem. It was released on June 13, 2011 in some countries by Shady Records and Interscope Records and on June 14, 2011 in the United States. The EP focuses on hardcore hip hop and... |
Bad Meets Evil Bad Meets Evil Bad Meets Evil is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan that consists of rappers Royce da 5'9" and Eminem . They are best known for collaborating on a self-titled song that appeared on Eminem's major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP in 1999, their early association with Dr... |
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| July 9 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-07-09 |
| July 16 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-07-16 | ||
| July 23 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-07-23 | ||
| July 31 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-07-31 | ||
| August 6 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-08-06 | ||
| August 13 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-08-13 | ||
| August 20 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-08-20 | ||
| August 27 | Watch the Throne Watch the Throne Watch the Throne is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, released on August 8, 2011, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc Nation, and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. It was... |
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... , Kayne West |
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| September 3 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-09-03 | ||
| September 10 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-09-10 |
| September 17 | Tha Carter IV Tha Carter IV Tha Carter IV is the ninth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on August 29, 2011 through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records... |
Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included... |
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| September 24 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-09-24 |
| October 1 | Own the Night Own the Night Own the Night is the third studio album by the American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on September 13, 2011 through Capitol Nashville. It was produced by Paul Worley... |
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol... |
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| October 8 | 21 | Adele | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-10-08 |
| October 15 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-10-15 | ||
| October 22 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-10-22 | ||
| October 29 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-10-29 | ||
| November 5 | http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2011-11-05 | ||
| November 12 | Mylo Xyloto | Coldplay Coldplay Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a... |
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| November 19 | Under the Mistletoe Under the Mistletoe Note: denotes a co-producer-Charts:-Sales and certifications:... |
Justin Bieber Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager... |
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| November 26 | Christmas Christmas (Michael Bublé album) Christmas is the fifth studio album and first full-length Christmas album by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé. The album was released on October 21, 2011 in Ireland in Brown Thomas Dublin, October 24, 2011 in the United Kingdom, and October 25, 2011 in the United States. On the week ending 10... |
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| December 3 | Take Care Take Care Take Care is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Drake, released November 15, 2011, on Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. It is the follow-up to his 2010 debut album Thank Me Later. Production for the album took place during 2010 to 2011 and was handled by Noah "40"... |
Drake Drake - People :* Drake ** Notably Sir Francis Drake , an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era* Drake * Drake , stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian recording artist and actor- Places :... |
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